Stopper for receptacles.



w. P. ADAMS. STOPPER FOR R'ECEPTACLES. APPLICAHON FILED JAN. 22.l9!1.

1,289,352. Patented I Dec. 31, 1918.

, ITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM PORTER ADAMS, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR 'IO ADAMS & ELTINGCOMPANY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

STOPPER FOR RECEPTACLES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

' Patented Dec. 31, 1918.

Application filed January 22, 1917. Serial N oi 143,852.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM PORTER ADAMS, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State ofIllinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Stoppersfor Receptacles, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to stoppers for cans or like receptacles, andmore particularly to that class of such devices in which the st0pper isprovided with a spout to facilitate the pouring of the liquid contentsof the can into small openings, such as the pouring of carbon removerfrom the can into the pet cocks and spark plug holes of an internalcombustion engine, filling storage batteries or wherever it is necessaryor desirable to use or apply small quantities of liquid, and theinvention has for its primary object the provision of a device of thecharacter set forth which shall be efiicient in operation, eco- .curethe desired result.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, as will from time to timehereinafter appear, this invention consists in the peculiar arrangementand combination of the various elements of a receptacle stopper, asdescribed in the following specification and more particularly pointedout in the appended claim.

Referring to the accompanying device forming a portion of thisspecification and inwhich the same reference characters indicate thesame parts wherever used,

Figure 1 is a detail perspective of a can provided with my improvedstopper;

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary detail perspective, and

Fig. 3 is a detail perspective of the stopper showing the parts inseparated relation.

4L designates a can or receptacle of any suitable dimensions adapted tocontain a liquid which has to be dispensed therefrom, and provided withthe usual stopper-receiving neck 5. p A spout 6 having a curved outerend 7 is provided at its inner end with a flange 8 adapted to hold inposition a disk 9 having a flange 10 which engages the spout in suchmanner as to prevent vertical movement of the disk thereon.

A plug stopper 11, which may be formed of cork or any other suitablematerial is provided with a central opening 12 through which passes thespout 6 as shown. The stopper 11 is placed in position upon the spout 6at the lower end thereof adjacent the disk 9 and spurs 13, 14 are struckup from the disk 9 by any suitable punching operation and forced intothe stopper 11 engaging the same and holding it in position upon thespout 6 adjacent the disk 9, thus forming a complete plug stopperprovided with a pouring spout.

In practice the can is shipped with any usual type of stopper in theneck 5 and my improved pouring spout additionally provided.

When it is desired to pour the liquid from the can the plug 11 is placedwithin the neck 5 and the liquid dispensed from the spout 6 by slightlysqueezing the sides of the can in a well known manner, the curved spoutportion 7 providing a very efficient and convenient means for conveyingthe liquid into the pet cocks, spark plug holes, and other smallopenings of an engine or like machinery, openings in storage batteriesor elsewhere where it is necessary or desirable to use or apply smallquantities of liquid.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

In a combined stopper and pouring spout, a disk having an openingtherethrough and a flange surrounding said opening and receiving thelower end of the spout, spurs struck from said disk and extendingupwardly therefrom, and a plug stopper having a central opening andthreaded over said spout and engaged by the spurs on the disk, wherebysaid parts are held in assembled relation.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

WILLIAM PORTER ADAMS.

Witnesses:

ALLEN M. REED, EDWIN S. ROGERS.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, I). G.

